F-16ADF is capable of firing the AIM-7, that doesn’t mean that they have to be operated with that missile.

I did read somewhere that Boeing feel the best solution on a cost basis if the UK want to retain the Apache is to buy new AH-64E airframes off the Boeing line and cannibalise components off the WAH-64D fleet to go in them.

Give A-10 to the army, will never happen for two key reasons:

1) Budget, the army is talking about retiring the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior to save a bit of money. Operational and set up cost of bringing in a fixed wing attack jet would be significant. It is unlikely the USAF personnel who currently maintain and operate the A-10 would just swap over to the Army, so significant funds would have to be found to induct the type into the Army.

2) Inter-service politics, the USAF fought tooth and nail to prevent the Army getting the C-27J a small to medium fixed wing transport. THERE IS NO WAY that the USAF is just going to give a fixed wing combat jet to the Army. Would never happen in a month of Sundays!

Exactly Tempest414, considering the amount of J79 out there and IAI providing a full support package availability of engines is the least of the issues involved with this deal.

The thing I am interested in is Argentina’s relation to their international creditors, whilst I see no issues buying the aircraft themselves I see problems with the international creditors. They will have to be delivered in an Argentine cargo ship, any other way would result in various parties trying to impound them for failure to paying up their debts.

How well would they fit on the ARA Canal Beagle, ARA Cabo de Hornos or the ARA Bahía San Blas?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_Bah%C3%ADa_San_Blas_(B-4)

Kfir is old plane using Phantom engine. Where will Argentina find spare parts for them after 10 years? How expensive will they be? What about structure of those planes? How tired materials are? Kfirs for sure see the war in ME and Israelis didn’t spare them.

The J79 installed in the Kfir is not the variant used in the Phantom as I understand it, it might be old but it is a well supported engine which is still used in the civil gas turbine market for oil and gas. The J79 used in the Kfir is licence built in Israel and any used for export Block 60 will be zero time overhauled like the airframe. Any components that would be reused will presumably be x-rayed or checked with ultra sound before given a zero time stamp in its paper work.

Deal done

http://en.mercopress.com/2013/10/01/argentina-buys-16-mirage-f-1-from-spain-half-have-air-refuelling-capacity

Old news and not set in stone.

I think you mid read his post. He said if he ejects and comes down IN his seat. My understanding is a seat separates from the pilot. In this case did the seat not separate? If so then there was something not necessarily right with the seat which I think OPIT was getting at. I do also think it’s bad form to call him a liar when you have no proof either way.

Which is exactly my problem, I am fed up with people coming on this forum and stating they have expertise in x y or z with no evidence to back it up. I don’t agree with what he said about zero zero ejection seats, there is no evidence to say he has the expertise he says he has and certainly no more then my assertion that I am the king of Belgium.

A bit harsh maybe but that is my position.

His patronising and rude reply here:

No I don’t get most of your point because parts of it are just wrong. When an aircrew eject within the ejection domain then come back on Earth strapped on his Martin Baker ejection seat, then there must be something wrong with that seat. No more, no less.

is what spurred my patronising and rude reply.

I did, thank you.

So you understand my point then, we can’t just assume there was a problem with the seat. Zero Zero does not mean 100% survivable, it means a chance at survival.

As you are apparently an expert having worked on them I would of thought you understand this.